§7 Glossary

Children’s Division Glossary "J", "K", & "L"

Section 7 is the glossary and reference chapters. The terms in this glossary are legal, medical, psychological, and practice terms commonly used by Children’s Division (CD). However, some of the definitions may not reflect the meaning that the general public uses.

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JEJUNUM:
Middle portion of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum.
JUDICIAL PROCEEDING:
Any official proceeding in court, or a proceeding authorized by or held under the supervision of a court.
JURISDICTION:
  1. The power of a particular court to hear cases involving certain categories of persons or allegations.
  2. A geographical area subject to a particular law or court.
JURISDICTION (ICPC):
The authority retained by the sending public or private agency, court, person, institution, association or other entity over the child to determine all matters in relation to the custody, supervision, care, treatment, and disposition of the child which it would have had if the child had remained in the sending state.
JUROR:
A grand or petit juror, including a person who has been drawn or summoned to attend as a prospective juror.
JURY:
A grand or petit jury, including any panel which has been drawn or summoned to attend as prospective jurors.
JUVENILE:
A person under 17 years of age. May include persons under the age of 21 who are subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
JUVENILE CODE:
Section 211.011 through 211.431 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, including any amendments or revisions thereof which may hereafter be made.
JUVENILE COURT:
The circuit court, except that in judicial circuits of more than one judge, the term means Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court.
JUVENILE OFFICER:
Includes deputy juvenile officer and other court personnel the court has authorized to exercise the powers of a juvenile officer.
KINSHIP HOME:
A person who is non-related by blood, marriage or adoption who has a close relationship with the child or child’s family (godparents, neighbors, teachers, close family friends, and fellow church members) or a person who has a close relationship with the child or child’s family and is related to the child by blood or affinity beyond the third degree. This designation applies to homes who apply to care for children for whom the agency has legal custody.
KNOWINGLY, A PERSON "ACTS KNOWINGLY," OR WITH KNOWLEDGE:
  1. With respect to his conduct or to attendant circumstances when he is aware of the nature of his conduct or those circumstances exist; or
  2. With respect to a result of his conduct when he is aware that his conduct is practically certain to cause that result.
LABORATORY TESTS:
Routine medical tests used to aid diagnosis. Those particularly pertinent to child abuse are:
  1. Partial Thromboplastin Time (PIT) - Measures clotting factors in the blood.
  2. Prothrombin Time (PT) - Measures clotting factors in the blood.
  3. Urinalysis - Examination of urine for sugar, protein, blood, etc.
  4. Complete Blood Count (CBC) - Measure and analysis of red and white blood cells.
  5. Rumpel-leede (Tourniquet) - Measure Fragility of capillaries and/or bruisability.
LACERATION:
A cut or wound of the skin where the edges are jagged or separated and may require stitches.
LACK OF SUPERVISION:
Leaving a child unattended which could result in deprivation of physical and/or emotional needs, exploitation by older children and/or adults, serious injury, other types of CA/N and/or death.
LATERAL:
Toward the side.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER:
Any public servant having both the power and duty to make arrests for violations of the laws of this state. Includes Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Highway Patrol, Police Officer, and Marshal.
LEARNING DISORDERS:
Problems in mastering reading, arithmetic, or speech that are not caused by mental retardation, impairment of visual or auditory functions, other psychological disorders, or cultural disadvantage.
A child in Children’s Division (CD) custody who is not legally free for adoption, and who has the goal of adoption. The family accepting the child for placement understands that the goal of adoption may not be reached and/or the child may be returned to the home of the parent(s).
LESION:
A wound or injury.
LIABILITY:
Legal obligation to make good any loss or damage that occurs; responsibility.
LICENSE:
The legal document issued by the Division for up to a maximum of two (2) years which authorizes an individual or couple to provide 24-hour foster family care. It also indicates the family has met the foster family home licensing rules authorized through section 210.481 to 210.536, RSMo.
LICENSING RULES:
Specific administrative requirements promulgated under the licensing statute (section 210.506, RSMo). They provide workers with an authoritative, legally based criteria with which to determine if a specific home should be licensed to care for foster children.
LICENSING VIOLATION:
A violation of the licensing rules promulgated by Children’s Division for the specific type of care being provided, which may include CA/N.
LINEAL DECENDANTS:
"Lineal descendants" include adopted children and their descendants. (Section 472.010 RSMo.)
LOCATED OUT OF STATE:
When the "subject" family is located outside Missouri and a referral of information regarding the allegation(s) has been completed.
LONG BONE:
One of the elongated bones of the body, i.e., the femur or thigh bone.
LONG-TERM RELATIVE FAMILY CARE AGREEMENT:
A formal, non-legal, written agreement between the relatives, Children’s Division (CD), the natural parents, and the child, wherein all parties agree that this is the home in which the child will remain until he/she is of legal age; used when return to family or adoption is not feasible.
LUMBAR:
Pertaining to the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis.